Indian Premier League 2024: 15+ RECORDS THAT COULD BE BROKEN!

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Indian Premier League 2024

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) could increase his record for the most career runs (current record: 7263) and he could also become the first player to score 7500 runs.

  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) could increase his record for the most centuries scored (current record: 7)

  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) could break Suresh Raina’s record for the most career catches (109), since Kohli’s career catches are currently 106; this record could also be passed by Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians, 98 career catches) or Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings, 97 career catches)

  • Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) could increase his record for the most career wickets (current record: 187), but this record could also be passed by Piyush Chawla (Mumbai Indians, 179 wickets), Amit Mishra (Lucknow Super Giants, 173 wickets) or Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals, 171 wickets); Chahal could also become the first player to bag 200 wickets in IPL

  • MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) could increase his record for the most career dismissals (wicket-keeping, current record: 180), but his record could also be equaled or passed by Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore); Dhoni and Karthik are also 1st and 2nd, respectively, when it comes to the most career catches (Dhoni: 138, Karthik: 133) and the most career stumpings (Dhoni: 42, Karthik: 36), so these records could also be potentially extended / broken

  • 2 players from Sunrisers Hyderabad have a chance to make history by becoming the first player ever to take 3 five-wicket hauls in IPL since both of them have managed to do so on two occasions and they could do so again this year: Jaydev Unadkat (2013 & 2017) or Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2017 & 2023); Kumar would also become the first player to do so in two consecutive years if he managed to take five-wicket haul in 2024

  • Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings) could become only second player to score 7000 runs in IPL – he is currently second in the most runs list with 6617

  • David Warner (Delhi Capitals) could become the first overseas player to score 6,500 runs in IPL – he currently has 6397 runs

TEAM RECORDS

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

  • Chennai Super Kings could break their tie with Mumbai Indians and become the sole holder of the record for the most titles won (they have won 5 times – 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 – so a win in the 2024 season would make it their 6th win)

  • If Chennai Super Kings win the title, it would make it a first time in history that a team wins two years in a row on two separate occasions – they first won consecutively in 2010 & 2011, and they also won the title last year

  • Chennai Super Kings could extend their record for the most second-place finish (they have ended up in second place 5 times – 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019 – so another 2nd place trophy would make it their 6th

  • Chennai Super Kings could extend their record for the most 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finish (they finished 1st, 2nd or 3rd record-breaking 11 times, with Mumbai Indians in second place with eight 1st, 2nd or 3rd placements)

MUMBAI INDIANS

  • Mumbai Indians could break their tie with Chennai Super Kings and become the sole holder of the record for the most titles won (they have won 5 times – 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 – so a win in the 2024 season would make it their 6th win)

  • Mumbai Indians could extend their record of the most matches played (current record: 247), as well as the most matches won (current record: 138), depending on how far they get this season

DELHI CAPITALS

  • Delhi Capitals could extend their record for the most third-place finish (they have ended up in second place 4 times – 2009, 2012, 2019, 2021 – so another 3rd place trophy would make it their 5th

  • Delhi Capitals could extend their record for the most overall matches lost (127), depending on how they do this season, but their current record could also be passed by Punjab Kings who are not far behind with 124 lost matches

RAJASTHAN ROYALS

  • Rajasthan Royals could break Chennai Super Kings’ record for the most years in between a team’s first and last title victory (the current record is 13 years span since Chennai Super Kings first won in 2010 and the last time 2023) – Rajasthan Royals first won in 2008, so a win in 2024 would make it 16 years between their first and last title victory

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